2018
Shifting the HIV Paradigm from Care to Cure: Proceedings from the Caribbean Expert Summit in Barbados, August 2017
Landis R, Abayomi E, Bain B, Greene E, Janossy G, Joseph P, Kerrigan D, McCoy JP, Nunez C, O'Gorman M, Pastoors A, Parekh B, Quimby K, Quinn TC, Robertson K, Thomas R, van Gorp E, Vermund SH, Wilson V. Shifting the HIV Paradigm from Care to Cure: Proceedings from the Caribbean Expert Summit in Barbados, August 2017. AIDS Research And Human Retroviruses 2018, 34: 561-569. PMID: 29732897, PMCID: PMC6053839, DOI: 10.1089/aid.2017.0310.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsJoint United Nations ProgrammePublic health benefitsHIV/AIDSPublic health messagingNew medical treatmentsAntiretroviral therapyHIV diseaseUNAIDS 90United Nations ProgrammeMedical treatmentHealth messagingHealth benefitsNations ProgrammeDiseaseInternational expertsCareHealthcare professionsCritical appraisalTreatmentPersistent fearSpirit of optimismStigmaHIVTherapyCommunity level
2012
Poor-quality health services and lack of programme support leads to low uptake of HIV testing in rural Mozambique
Audet CM, Groh K, Moon TD, Vermund SH, Sidat M. Poor-quality health services and lack of programme support leads to low uptake of HIV testing in rural Mozambique. African Journal Of AIDS Research 2012, 11: 327-335. PMID: 25860191, PMCID: PMC4837645, DOI: 10.2989/16085906.2012.754832.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatient's HIV statusHIV statusHIV testingHIV infectionHigh burdenPoor quality health servicesFood supplement programWorld's highest burdenClinical service deliveryHIV diseaseZambézia ProvinceClinical practiceHealth servicesLow uptakePoor accessFatalistic beliefsHIVRural districtsInfectionFocus group discussionsRural MozambiquePurposeful samplingGender-specific focus group discussionsIntentional disclosureService deliveryHIV/AIDS-Related Attitudes and Practices Among Traditional Healers in Zambézia Province, Mozambique
Audet CM, Blevins M, Moon TD, Sidat M, Shepherd BE, Pires P, Vergara A, Vermund SH. HIV/AIDS-Related Attitudes and Practices Among Traditional Healers in Zambézia Province, Mozambique. Journal Of Alternative And Complementary Medicine 2012, 18: 1133-1141. PMID: 23171035, PMCID: PMC3513988, DOI: 10.1089/acm.2011.0682.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsZambézia ProvinceTraditional healersHuman immunodeficiency virus infection/HIV/AIDS careHealth systemAllopathic providersTreatment practicesAllopathic health systemSymptoms/signsHIV/AIDS-related attitudesPatient's symptoms/signsFormal health providersHIV/AIDS trainingHIV/AIDSHIV patientsHIV diseaseHIV pathogenesisImmunodeficiency syndromeUninfected personsInfection/Late presentationHIV trainingInfectious originHIV knowledgeReferral practices
2011
A Comparison of HIV Detection Rates Using Routine Opt-out Provider-Initiated HIV Testing and Counseling Versus a Standard of Care Approach in a Rural African Setting
Silvestri DM, Modjarrad K, Blevins ML, Halale E, Vermund SH, McKinzie JP. A Comparison of HIV Detection Rates Using Routine Opt-out Provider-Initiated HIV Testing and Counseling Versus a Standard of Care Approach in a Rural African Setting. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2011, 56: e9-e32. PMID: 21189483, PMCID: PMC3016940, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0b013e3181fdb629.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAIDS SerodiagnosisAttitude to HealthChi-Square DistributionConfidence IntervalsCounselingFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHIV InfectionsHIV SeropositivityHumansMaleMiddle AgedOdds RatioRural PopulationStandard of CareSurveys and QuestionnairesVoluntary ProgramsYoung AdultZambiaConceptsHIV detection rateRoutine optHIV testingHIV prevalenceInfection rateProvider-initiated HIV testingImplementation of PITCHigh HIV prevalencePrimary care servicesHIV infection ratesRural African settingHIV diseasePatient demographicsHIV counselingClinical indicatorsClinical indicationsDetection rateReferral typeCare approachRural adultsMobile clinicsCare servicesHIVMore casesPatients
2005
Does Severity of HIV Disease in HIV-Infected Mothers Affect Mortality and Morbidity among Their Uninfected Infants?
Kuhn L, Kasonde P, Sinkala M, Kankasa C, Semrau K, Scott N, Tsai WY, Vermund SH, Aldrovandi GM, Thea DM. Does Severity of HIV Disease in HIV-Infected Mothers Affect Mortality and Morbidity among Their Uninfected Infants? Clinical Infectious Diseases 2005, 41: 1654-1661. PMID: 16267740, PMCID: PMC1351118, DOI: 10.1086/498029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMonths of ageUninfected infantsHIV diseaseAdvanced diseasePerinatal human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmissionAdvanced maternal HIV diseaseHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmissionHIV-uninfected infantsLower child weightMaternal HIV diseaseMaternal viral loadT-cell countsCells/microLLow birth weightInfants of mothersHealth of infantsMonths of lifeMaternal diseaseHIV infectionHospital admissionImmune dysfunctionInfant weightMaternal deathsViral loadBirth weight
2003
Developing a Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Therapeutic Research Agenda for Resource-Limited Countries: A Consensus Statement
Vermund SH, Powderly WG, Association of IDSA O. Developing a Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Therapeutic Research Agenda for Resource-Limited Countries: A Consensus Statement. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2003, 37: s4-s12. PMID: 12822127, DOI: 10.1086/375367.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResource-limited countriesAntiretroviral therapyResource-limited settingsDelivery of ARTImmunodeficiency syndrome careClinical Trials NetworkHealth care providersResource limited countriesHealth care practitionersHealth care advocatesHIV diseaseHIV/Consensus statementTreatment accessCare providersCare practitionersTrials NetworkART provisionCare advocatesTherapyMillions of peoplePharmaceutical expertsPatient monitoringCommunity representativesDisease
1992
Human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in pregnant women
Vermund S, Galbraith M, Ebner S, Sheon A, Kaslow R. Human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in pregnant women. Annals Of Epidemiology 1992, 2: 773-802. PMID: 1342332, DOI: 10.1016/1047-2797(92)90072-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPregnant womenClinical outcomesHuman immunodeficiency virus/Anti-Pneumocystis drugsCells/mm3Adverse clinical outcomesHigh-risk womenHuman immunodeficiency virusLarge multicenter studyImmunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) epidemicAdequate clinical treatmentHealth care servicesClinical decision makingPerinatal transmissionSelective immunosuppressionHIV diseaseImmunosuppressed womenAvailable antiviralsHIV infectionImmunodeficiency syndromeImmunodeficiency virusMulticenter studyVirus/Therapeutic decisionsHigh risk